Adapted from a presentation from the Region 8 Stakeholder Meeting in April 2018 and published with the permission of the presenter, Chrystine Kelley, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Radon ProgramHouse Bill 16-1141, signed by Governor Hickenlooper on April 21, 2016, required the…
by Margaret HendersonTo provide guidance, promote awareness and encourage radon testing, New York conducts outreach in a variety of ways, including through publications.
Geared toward teachers and students, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation has created Air Villain Trading Cards a…
by Margaret HendersonThe California Department of Public Health Indoor Radon Program provides information for health care providers about radon. Resources recommended by the Program are to aid physicians and other health care providers in encouraging patients to test for radon in their homes and to…
by Margaret HendersonThe State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Radon Program provides information about testing for radon in real estate transactions. Estimates are that 75-80% of the radon tests done in New Jersey each year are done as part of a real estate transaction accordi…
by Margaret HendersonThe Nevada Radon Education Program participated in outreach activities at several functions, proving answers to questions, educational information, and free test kits during the closing quarter of 2017. The Nevada State Division of Public and Behavioral Health supports these pr…
by Margaret HendersonOregon statues required school districts, as well as charter schools, to submit radon testing plans to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) by September 1, 2016. (Testing must be done by January 1, 2021.) As of January 30, 2018, the number of districts that provided plans was 194…